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"This colorful book of tractors makes it fun for preschool kids to find red tractors, green tractors, muddy tractors and clean tractors. Tractors in the sun. Tractors in the snow. Tractors in the dirt and tractors ready to mow! In addition to pictures of classic farming tractors, this book includes industrial tractors, compact tractors, garden tractors, utility tractors, tractors pulling crops and tractors plowing fields. Did you know excavators and bulldozers are tractors too? This book includes those big tractors as well."--Amazon.com.
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<p><b>You might think you know what life was like on an American farm in the early 1900s. But do you really?</b> <p>For generations, farming depended on shared labor. Threshing rings, borrowed teams, and hired hands made survival possible. In the early 1920s, that system began to crack. Gasoline tractors from Avery, Hart-Parr, International Harvester, Case, and Fordson promised independence and control. They also brought debt, breakdowns, and choices that could not be taken back. <p><i>When Tractors Replaced Neighbors</i> follows one Midwestern farmer as he risks everything on a machine meant to replace both horses and people. As the work changes, so do the relationships that once held the farm community together. The story traces the most disruptive change in agricultural history through the daily decisions of one farm family and the neighbors forced to adapt alongside them. <p>Based on real events, real machines, and careful historical research, this is a grounded story about work, risk, and the moment farming stopped being shared labor and became something done alone.</p>
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White Deer Black Bear <br></br> Big Paul's passion for hunting spans more than sixty years. He has taken down some of the largest bucks in the forest, however at 83 years old he meets his match. <br></br><br></br> The Justice Club <br></br> In a chemo therapy clinic three retired NYPD's finest detectives befriend each other and realize they have a common dislike for the way the justice system worked against them in their careers, thus THE JUSTICE CLUB is formed.
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<p>Follow the woodland adventures of "White Tail the Deer," a collection of engaging short stories by George Ethelbert Walsh. This classic of juvenile fiction, now meticulously republished, captures the timeless beauty and drama of nature through the eyes of its animal inhabitants. Readers of all ages will be captivated by these charming tales of deer and their lives in the wild. "White Tail the Deer's Adventures" offers a window into the natural world, providing gentle lessons and delightful entertainment. Perfect for young readers and animal lovers, these nature stories explore the challenges and joys of life in the forest, making it a treasured addition to any collection of short stories. A testament to the enduring power of nature writing for children.<br></p> <p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.</p> <p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p> <p>Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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